Barbie’s new Fashionista autistic doll marks a major step toward representation, with local autism advocates explaining its ...

The recent launch of Mattel's autistic Barbie is a major step forward for neurodivergent representation, but just how accurate is the doll?

For many years, autism has been identified as a spectrum with differing levels of ability. New research suggests that the age when symptoms first appear may help anticipate the specific traits, ...

Scientists have uncovered new evidence suggesting that autism may have it roots in how the human brain has evolved. "Our results suggest that some of the same genetic changes that make the human brain ...

Autistic masking may be an evolved survival response to social risk: useful for belonging, but costly when sustained over a ...

If you're autistic, you're more likely to have a learning disability than the general public. In fact, around 30% of autistic people also have a learning disability. But being autistic doesn't mean ...

A unique pattern of brain organization may explain why children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) often possess superior math skills. A small brain imaging study showed that children between the ...

Megan Hufton, education and training specialist at the Autism Society of South Central Wisconsin joined Kyreon Lee on News 3 Now This Morning to explain the importance of the month. "We love that it's ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - More than half of the apparent increase in childhood autism cases in Denmark between 1980 and 2011 may be due to changes in how those cases are reported, according to a new ...

First responders are being trained to search bodies of water first when an autistic child goes missing. New policies, like Kentucky's "Ian Alert" and a proposed "Joshua Alert" in Ohio, aim to improve ...